Wait, what?

Okay so my brother and his wife just found out they're having a boy today. I'm super excited. They are naming him entirely after our grandfather, so he's going to be a II. I thought the father was the I, then his son was a II and so on? I'm so confused. It skipped two generations. :lol: My dad and brother are a I and a II. BAH! I don't know.

Quoting My boys = My life:" If there is already a II then he would be a III would he not?? Your grandfather was the first with the ... [snip!] ... would be the III would he not? This baby would be the fourth with the name? lol, Im not sure how it works so I don't know."

No, my dad and brother are a I and II for a whole other name. My grandfather was the only one with his name and now this baby will have his exact name.

Generally if there isn't a generation gap, as in son named after father, then it would Jr. If there is a generation gap, it just follows numerical order. So he would be the II, and if say his grandson were to name his kid the same thing but no one else had that name, then that would be the III.